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The Prodigal Who Didn’t Come Home Part 1

The Prodigal Who Didn’t Come Home Part 1Why is it that some kids want to leave home and experience what the world has to offer? Often, they end up in ruins, wishing they’d never left. In this message we look at one prodigal son who left, and never returned. His name was Absalom.

Foster Parenting is Hard, but so is Parenting

I know I have a wide range of readers on this blog. Many of you read this because you are foster parents. Many of you read here because you want to become foster parents. Many of you read here beca…

Boys Will Be the Kind of Boys They Are Socialized to Be

When men exemplify that is permissible — expected even — to behave as less than fully human, boys learn to treat others as subhuman.

Tena Lokken Named Children’s Home Board President

Tena Lokken Named Children’s Home Board PresidentBy Melissa Cleland on July 5, 2017Children’s Home Society of Idaho Names Tena Lokken as Board PresidentBOISE, Idaho (July 5, 2017) – Children’s Home Society of Idaho, a Boise-based nonprofit organization which operates the Warm Springs Counseling Center and provides quality mental, emotional, and behavioral health care to children in our community, named Tena Lokken as Board…

“Blaming and Shaming” Doesn’t Work. This Approach to DEI Does.

When it comes to DEI, too many organizations take the “blaming and shaming” approach. Here’s why it doesn’t work—and why our method does.

Checking in on DEI: The Work Is Just Beginning

Several months after the call for justice for George Floyd, DEI initiatives permeate the PR and communication industry. How well are they working?

DEI: Helping parents explain diversity, equity, inclusion to their children

Practicing diversity, equity and inclusion -- or DEI -- has become commonplace for many people and industries across the U.S. as society responds to increasingly public outcries against racism.

How to adopt baby, foster child adoption, find birth parents

Adoption questions and answers. How to adopt baby, foster child adoption, find birth parents

Here’s the Truth you Need to Know about Foster Parents

“What if so many in society are wrong about foster parents?”

What We Get Wrong About Adoption

Activists and political leaders promote adoption as a social good, looking past the complex experiences of adoptees and the parents who relinquish them.

Can I Foster A Child? Things Every Foster Parent Should Know

Do you want to be a foster parent? Are you sure you are ready? Take a look at things you need to know before becoming a foster parent.

The Key to Beating Burnout? Career Diversity

While I don’t have a one-size-fits-all solution for burnout, the key for me has been being willing to choose career diversity and purpose over predictability, writes Chris Young, the general counsel at venture-backed startup Ironclad.

Ten Simple Ways Your Church Can Serve Foster Families

Foster care is a Church problem, not a state child welfare problem. It is a Gospel issue first, not a government issue. The Church has both the duty and privilege to speak on behalf of and stand for the sake of those who cannot speak and stand for themselves because that isexactly what God has done

3 Good Reasons to Become a Foster Parent (and 3 Not-So-Good Reasons)

3 Tips for New Foster-Adoptive Parents

Four years ago, my husband and I started our journey as foster parents with a set of unrealistic expectations. We didn't know any foster parents. We found no books titled What to Expect When You're Expecting Children You Did Not Create. And because we live under a pop-culture rock, we weren't aware of what modern media had to say about foster parenting. Our training classes were informative, but there's only so much that can be covered in such a short time frame. We…

Is Foster Care Really Worth All The Pain And Agony?

Ask a complete stranger on the street to describe foster care and they'll probably say, at one point, "I've heard it's really hard!" And they would be right. It's extremely hard, in fact. Given this truth, is it really worth it? We were so frustrated we couldn't see straight. We had re-arranged our entire day,…

blazing the DEI trail

Credit Union women have blazed the DEI trail as a worldwide movement for over 12 years with an extremely relevant purpose – advancing economic stability through diversity, equity and inclusion. This DEI movement takes on all shapes in accordance with what is needed to put the fire out or push for progress based upon individual […]